Character from Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
The ancient first King of Terrasen and Aelin's legendary ancestor — a Fae fire-wielder who founded a kingdom and left behind the wyrdkeys' legacy for his descendant to resolve.
Brannon exists in the series as legend and legacy — the founding king whose choices echo through a thousand years of consequences. He hid the wyrdkeys, set protections on Terrasen, and trusted that eventually someone in his line would be strong enough to finish what he started. He's the series' ur-ancestor — the source of the fire magic, the Ashryver eyes, and the impossible expectations that Aelin carries. Meeting him in visions gives Aelin the context she needs to understand that she was never just an assassin; she was always the heir to a destiny written in wyrdmarks before she was born.
Appears only in visions and memories — a powerful Fae male with the Ashryver coloring (gold hair, turquoise eyes) and the fierce bearing of a warrior-king. Burns with an inner fire that's visible in his very presence.
Also known as: Brannon, Brannon Galathynius, King Brannon